Dr. Umakanta Nayak

Introduction:

Dr. Umakanta Nayak is an Associate Professor in School of Business Management at NMIMS Hyderabad. He is in the academic career since last 17 years after working for 3 years in the development sector. He handles courses in human resource and general management domain. As an active researcher, he has published several articles in the SCOPUS, Web of Science & ABDC indexed journals and supervised scholars at the Ph.D level. He has successfully completed many consultancy projects and training programs. As a sound organizer of academic events, he has organized many conferences, seminars, FDPs, training programs and industry collaborations effectively.

Research and Publications:

Dr. Nayak has published articles in human resource management and governance area. Some of the recent publications are

• Jena, L.and Nayak, U. (2023), "Organizational career development and retention of millennial employees: role of job satisfaction, organizational engagement and employee empowerment", International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior, Vol. 26 No. 1/2, pp. 115-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOTB-08-2022-0159, SCOPUS indexed
• Jena, L.and Nayak, U. (2023), "Organizational career development and retention of millennial employees: the role of job engagement and organizational engagement", Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/APJBA-07-2022-0323, SCOPUS indexed
• Kumari, J.K. and Nayak U. (2022), "An investigation of Push and Pull Motivational Factors in Tourism for Destination Selection: A Case Study of Odisha Tourism, India”, International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education (INT-JECSE),
• Bantha, T. and Nayak, U. (2021), "The relation of workplace spirituality with employee creativity among Indian software professionals: mediating role of psychological empowerment", South Asian Journal of Business Studies, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-08-2020-0270, SCOPUS indexed
• Bantha, T. and Nayak, U. (2021), "The relation of workplace spirituality with employees’ innovative work behaviour: the mediating role of psychological empowerment", Journal of Indian Business Research, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 223-235. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIBR-03-2020-0067, SCOPUS indexed

One doctoral scholar is awarded Ph. D. and one has submitted her thesis under supervision of Dr. Nayak.

Interest Areas:

• Behavioural Science
• Human Resource management
• Public Policies and Governance
• Sustainability